Automobile lamp



June 16,` 1925. n 1,542,072

P. H;`IMNE|LL AUTonoBILn LAMP A Filed Sept. 4. 1924 www @fwd-n. d z-wa/WM. v v WFWLL.

ld'atentecl .l une 16, 1925.

UNITED STATES PRICE H. MCNEILL, OF OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.

AUTOMOBLE LAMP.

Application filed September To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Pinon H. MoNninr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident ot' Olympia., county of Thurston, and State of lllasliington, have invented a new and useful Automobile Lamp, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide an autoniobile lamp, having means whereby the light bulb may be replaced without removing the lens.

, A liurther object is to provide means whereby the usual lamp socket may be used.

l attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing` in wh ich Fig. l, is a side elevation oi' the lamp with a portion of the body broken away.

Fig'. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view oit the removable portion ot the lamp showing* the usual lamp socket in place.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the removable portion oit the lamp.

lie's. Il, and 5, are end and side views respec 'ely of the spring' locking mea-ns.

ln the drawings, reference numeral, l., desiv'nates a lamp body having a reduced portion. internally .screw threaded and adapted to receive the screw threaded tubular plug' 3.

To prevent the plug 3, from being loosened by vibration l employ the locking' device shown in le and 5, which is antistanti-.illy a. helical spring 4, adapted to nu #ably tit the periphery oi the reduced portion il, ott the lamp body as shown in Fin'. l.

The ends 5 and t, of the sprinp; 4l, are 'forint-nl parallel to the axis of the spring and nre adapted to lit an aperture 7, formed in the tubular plun 3, and in aperture S,

`li'irmed in the lamp body l.

l pre ter to forni the lamp socket and the teru'iinal socket integral with the tubular pier; 3. l therefore provide oppositely extending' members 9 and l0, of plug 3, adapted to receive the lamp bulb lll, and the terminal plug 17, as shown in Fig. l. The member 9, is provided with a slot 11, adapted to receive the pin Al5, made integralwith the terminal plug` 17.

The tubular plug 3, may be provided with an. j aperture adapted to receive any lamp socket as desired. See Fig. 2.

lVhen it is desired to remove the lamp 4, 1924. Serial No. 735,872.

bulb let, the end 5, of spring' 4t, is forced longitudinally out of the aperture 7, of the tubular plug; 3, and the plug is unscrewed from the lamp body. The lamp bulb is then removed from the socket in the usual manner. lllhen plug 8, is replaced in the lamp the end 5, of the springl Il, is made to enter the nearest aperture in the tubular plug; which will hold said plug in secure position.

The bracket 18, is provided with an aperture 19, adapted to receive a through zgoing bolt or the like by which the lamp is secured to the automobile. The terminal Wire shown at 20.

llavinp fully described my invention What l desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. ln an automobile lamp, an aperture termed in the body of the lamp, and externally screw threaded plug adapted to enfaire internal screw threads formed in the said aperture and adapted to receive an electric light bulb, a 'flange formed on one end. ot the said plug having` slots formed in tl e periphery ot said lianeje, a helical spring', having one end adapted to engage the slots 'formed in the periphery ot said flange, the opposite end oit said spring' adapted toen- ;jagije an aperture- 'torined in the lamp body thereby securely l cking;h 'iid plug' in position. substantially as shown and described. f lu an anton'mbile lamp. an internally si: `iv threaded aperture `formed in the body o'l the lamp, a cylindrical plug', havingex tei-nal thre. adapted to cui; e the threads in said aperture, oppositely disposed inenibers projectino;V longitudinally from said plug' one oit said iiueinbers being adapted to ref-cire an electric light bulb, and the op posile member to receive a tern'iinal pluri', a (lantern formed on the periphery o'if andY adjacent to the threaded portion ot said plug. slots toi-ined in the periphery ot said flange, a helical spring' having' one end adapted to engage the `Alots formed in the j ieriphery ot said flange, the opposite end et said sjgirinsr adapted to enn'agre an aperture for-uuid in the body et the lamp thereby securely locking` said plug' in position subsinrntially as shown and described.

Psion n'. Moneum.

-lditnesses S. S. CoUnLrNG, l/VM. MAnKLEWrrZ. 

